Clamp and support for telegraph and telephone cables.



No. 827,573. PATENTED JULY 31, 199% H. E. sEEELEY. CLAMP AND SUPPORT FORTELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE GABLES.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 7,1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD E. SHEELEY, OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA.

CLAMP AND SUPPORT FOR TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CABLES- To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD E. SHEELEY, residing at Michigan City, countyof Laporte, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Clamp and Support for Tele raph and Telephone Cables,as set forth in t 1e following specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a clamp and support for use moreespecially in clamping and supporting telephone and telegraph cables;but it may be used equally as well for other purposes.

The object of the invention is to provide a device which will securelyattach a cable to a telephone or telegraph pole and securely support itin such a manner that it will not be injured or detached therefrom.

It also has for its object to provide a device which is simple,inexpensive in construction, very durable, and easy to apply.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improvedclamp and support as it appears when in use applied to a telephone-pole;Fig. 2, a side elevation of the clamp and holder detached from the pole;Fig. 3, a section on the line 00 as of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4, a section online y y of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

In the drawings, in which like numerals of reference denote like partsthroughout the several views, 1 represents the clamp and support, whichcomprises two parts or sections 2 and 3, each provided with asemicircular' groove 4, said grooves being beveled outwardly at eachend, as at 6, for the purpose of allowing the cable to move withoutcutting or injuring the edges of the grooves.

The section 3 has square recesses or countersinks 7 cut into its rearface near each end, and 8 represents screw-bolts which securely hold thetwo sections together and clamp the cable in the grooves.

The sections 2 and 3 are each provided with a hole 8 through its centerportion, which register with one another.

9 is a screw-bolt which is passed through the holes 8 and the pole 10and is provided with a nut 11. The sections 2 and 3 are each providedwith beveled upper edges, as shown at 12 and 13, respectively, and themating Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June '1; 1905;Serial No. 264.106.

Patented July 31, 1906'.

surfaces of the two sections are made the same'length, so that whenassembled the top surface inclines away from its support, so as to shedwater and prevent decay of the pole or other wooden support to which thedevice may be attached.

In use the cable is inserted between the two sections and in thesemicircular grooves and clamped therein by means of the screw bolts 8.Then the clamp-support is attached to the pole by means of thescrew-bolt 9.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the specificdetails of construction and arrangement as herein described andillustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may bemade in the features of construction and arrangement and the adaption ofthe device to various conditions of use without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore reservethe right to all such variations and modifications as properly fallwithin the scope of my invention and the terms of the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A cable clamp and support comprising sections havingsemicircular grooves, and at the center of said sections means forsecuring said sections to a pole or other support, the upper surface ofsaid sections being beveled downwardly from said pole or other support,substantially as shown and described.

2. A cable clamp and support comprising two sections each provided witha groove having its ends beveled outward, and means for securing saidsections together and to a pole or other support, the upper surface ofsaid sections being beveled downwardly from said pole or other support,substantially as shown and described.

3. A cable clamp and support comprising two sections each provided witha groove having its ends beveled outwardly, and with a center holetherein, and a bolt designed to pass throu h said hole and secure saidsection to a poIe or other support, the upper surface of said sectionsbein beveled downwardly from said pole or ot er support, substantiallyas shown and described.

4. A cable clamp and support comprising two sections each having asemicircular groove in its inner face beveled outwardly at downwardlfrom said pole or other support,

its opposite ends, screw-bolts near each end substantial y as shown anddescribed. 10 of said sections for securing them together In witnesswhereof I have hereunto set my and clamping a cable between them, a holehand in presenceof two subscribing witnesses in the center of eachcasing, and a screw-bolt HOWVARD E. SHEELEY. designed to pass throughsaid hole and secure Witnesses:

said section to a pole or other support, the LE ROY T. ROMER,

upper surface of said sections being beveled CLARENCE WEAVER.

